Cutcombe School

[tofgem]

A quick question and hoping that someone can answer it.
Francis Chorley senior is described in the 1861 census as a landed proprietor. What does this mean?
Tofgem

[stanmapstone]

Landed Proprietor. In other words he owned land, or  had an estate in land, and had a (usually exclusive) right or title to its use or disposal.

Stan

[tofgem]

Thanks Stan. That makes sense re the family.
Tofgem

[Tom_Faggus]

Thanks Stan. That makes sense re the family.
Tofgem

Yes. That is interesting, I wonder what he owned?

Where was Francis junior in 1861 ?

[tofgem]

I can find no record of Francis jnr in 1861, although he married in 1862 (in Worcester Register Office). His occupation was given as an ironmonger's assistant on his marriage certificate, but I do not have the certificate to know the address given. I assume he lived in the Somerset area as his first two children were registered in Exeter in 1864 and 1866. Of the three Chorley children in Cutcombe School in 1851 none were with their parents in 1861. Brother William appears to have gone to London as a draper's assistant, later to be a commercial traveller.
Francic snr's address in 1861 was St. James' Cottage, Saint Sidwell with his occupation as landed proprietor and in 1871 he was living in Salem Place St. Sidwell with his occupation as retired farmer.
Tofgem

[Tom_Faggus]

I can find no record of Francic jnr in 1861, although he married in 1862 (in Worcester Register Office). His occupation was given as an ironmonger's assistant on his marriage certificate, but I do not have the certificate to know the address given. I assume he lived in the Somerset area as his first two children were registered in Exeter in 1864 and 1866. Of the three Chorley children in Cutcombe School in 1851 none were with their parents in 1861. Brother William appears to have gone to London as a draper's assistant, later to be a commercial traveller.
Francic snr's address in 1861 was St. James' Cottage, Saint Sidwell with his occupation as landed proprietor and in 1871 he was living in Salem Place St. Sidwell with his occupation as retired farmer.
Tofgem

Hmmmm I wonder what it means?

I see there were others at the farm in 1861, if he had owned it you would have thought he would have passed it on to one of his sons.....!

Nothing wrong with being a drapers assistant but you know what I mean ! :-)

Or an ironmongers assistant!

Couriouser and couriouser !!

[Tom_Faggus]

I can find no record of Francic jnr in 1861, although he married in 1862 (in Worcester Register Office). His occupation was given as an ironmonger's assistant on his marriage certificate, but I do not have the certificate to know the address given. I assume he lived in the Somerset area as his first two children were registered in Exeter in 1864 and 1866. Of the three Chorley children in Cutcombe School in 1851 none were with their parents in 1861. Brother William appears to have gone to London as a draper's assistant, later to be a commercial traveller.
Francic snr's address in 1861 was St. James' Cottage, Saint Sidwell with his occupation as landed proprietor and in 1871 he was living in Salem Place St. Sidwell with his occupation as retired farmer.
Tofgem

Hey!

If you look in the Somerset Record Office online catalogue there is a record of 1801 deeds to William Chorley of Exton, Yeoman concerning Exton common.

Hope you are near Taunton !!!

[tofgem]

Sorry. Nowhere near Taunton. That's been the problem with all my family research. I don't live anywhere near my origins, even though my ancestors  seem to have spread all over the country. I'll just have to make do with what I have found out already.
 
Tofegm

[tofgem]

Sorry Tom
I forgot to thank you for looking. At least I can summise that the family owned some land at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Tofgem